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WaPo: Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey joins the 2020 presidential race
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I'd rather Warren than Bernie, though both have their baggage. However, in terms of policy, they are the farthest left of the current candidates, which is important - if they could pull someone like Harris farther left, for example, it'd be a win-win situation. Booker doesn't seem like the type to budge in that regard. Not saying Harris does either, but I'm remaining hopeful.
Wait whatDude is in a Polynesian Folk band with Orrin Hatch called Across The Isle. Can't be trusted.
Edit: oh it's a Parks and Recreation bit
I don't know much about Booker but I do fear that there are going to be so many candidates opposing trump that no one will gather enough momentum to beat him.
Most liberals these days are if you look at the funding they're getting.
Booker not being married hurts him sadly. And I'm not talking about his sexuality--that's his business.
But Presidential hopeful spouses help humanize a candidate like it or not. And to play a big part in their campaigns and Cory is limited here.
Because where Bernie fumbles and is tepid on racial focused issues, Warren is relatively stronger.
That's....not how primary season works. Sure- you're correct at this very moment, but it's only February 1st. More candidates will jump in. People will rise and fall quickly. Mistakes will be made. Feet will be inserted into mouths. We just barely getting started on this thing...
Uh huh. We agree it's early.
I prefer your optimism to my cynicism.Latvian Hitman said:
Shitty on education but decent on everything else, he's probably tied with Kamala for me but still behind Gillibrand and Warren.
I wish I were more optimistic! My issue with the current/expected crowd of Dem nominees is that the ones who make the best candidates might make the worst Presidents, and vice-versa. Any of them are light years better than what we've got now, though.
Why did you call Cory Booker by his last name and Kamala Harris by her first name?
I agree that the majority of people won't care. But all it takes is a small percentage of close-minded Dems to cause Booker problems.
With strong primary challengers everyone will know how great Kamala Harris is when she wins.
Booker's video specifically mentioned public schools, maybe he's softened or changed his stance.
Inequality issues among many.
Booker's video specifically mentioned public schools, maybe he's softened or changed his stance.
God forbid people dislike political candidates over political policies they disagree with
At least in Philadelphia they spike the budget like crazy, which is bankrupting the district. Moody's called out the charter situation here as the primary cause for the district being insolvent.
In addition, research showed there was no tangible increase in the quality of education- charters WERE concentrating wealthy and mostly white city kids in their buildings and weeding out "problem" students for the public schools to deal with. Adjusting for that, there was no benefit.
They are not a positive here at all.
they're anti-union, they're designed to funnel money from public schools into private businesses, they don't serve kids with special needs or disabilities well so those get dumped back into public schools that are slowly being bled dry, they're not transparent or publicly accountable, and their biggest backers are hard-right ghouls like the devos and koch families
among other things
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If you support Kamala Harris you disgust me and I would rather have trump than her
Don't do this, come on. Booker has a lot of problem areas, chiefly his corporate ties and stances on education. Corey is notorious for being big on corporate issues, but almost always backing big money everywhere else. We don't just need social reform, we also need economic changes, one without the other is ineffective.
This is ridiculous. She has bad stances on law enforcement and prison reform, yes. Having Trump over Harris though? What?
The Pharma money and voting makes perfect sense as he is a NJ Senator. NJ is still the Pharma/biotech capital of the US.
Even if she is guilty of imprisoning innocent people so is Trump. So not sure I follow the logic.
Largely public money, with no real oversight or accountability. Privatization that leeches off public dollars.
the first real question with booker (and harris, and anyone else trying to swing left for the primary) is how far we can trust that they actually want these policies and won't just pivot toward the center for the GE followed by a total sellout in office
I think its great that he's running.
Not my first choice, but a primary with a lot of decent options is always a good thing.
Not my first choice, but a primary with a lot of decent options is always a good thing.
Supporting Trump disgusts me. How's that.
He imprisoned babies. The man is callous and evil. Nothing Harris has done has even come close. He wants no less than to destroy this Democracy. He is the most dangerous person ever to hold power in this country.
Obama ordered drone strikes that killed children if we're gonna play that game
I'm sure you're very upset with him. Come back king! We miss you
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